linux-kernel - Re: [patch -rt 1/2] KVM: use simple waitqueue for vcpu->wq

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Message-ID: <20150227002357.GA11577@amt.cnet>
Date:	Thu, 26 Feb 2015 21:23:57 -0300
From:	Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@...hat.com>
To:	Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
Cc:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-rt-users@...r.kernel.org,
	Luiz Capitulino <lcapitulino@...hat.com>,
	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>,
	Steven Rostedt <srostedt@...hat.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [patch -rt 1/2] KVM: use simple waitqueue for vcpu->wq

On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 06:44:19PM +0100, Sebastian Andrzej Siewior wrote:
> * Peter Zijlstra | 2015-01-21 16:07:16 [+0100]:
> 
> >On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 01:16:13PM -0500, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> >> I'm actually wondering if we should just nuke the _interruptible()
> >> version of swait. As it should only be all interruptible or all not
> >> interruptible, that the swait_wake() should just do the wake up
> >> regardless. In which case, swait_wake() is good enough. No need to have
> >> different versions where people may think do something special.
> >> 
> >> Peter?
> >
> >Yeah, I think the lastest thing I have sitting here on my disk only has
> >the swake_up() which does TASK_NORMAL, no choice there.
> 
> what is the swait status in terms of mainline? This sounds like it
> beeing worked on.
> I could take the series but then I would drop it again if the mainline
> implementation changes…

Hi Sebastian,

No, you would just adjust it to the upstream kernel interfaces, as the rest of
the -rt users of the swait interfaces.

Can you please include the series?

Thanks

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